I’ve been thinking of moving to Korea some time in the future for about 3 years now. I always try to find places i could work to manage a life there. I have many worries since Korea is an expensive country (judging from my own cost of living in my country). I’m planning on becoming an interpreter (English-French-Turkish) and of course advance in Korean, which is my first option. My second option is to study Korean language&literature here in Turkey. But this option worries me since i feel like i won’t be able to find a job there just with my Korean and Turkish (+ I’ll have to work separately to get an interpreter’s certificate for English)
I want to know natives’ opinions on this issue...What is the possibility of me finding a job that pays enough to make a living as an interpreter there? And which languages would give me advantage? Would companies prefer Koreans who speak English(for example) or a foreigner who learned both Korean and English later on but is qualified enough to interpret?

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I’ve been thinking of moving to Korea some time in the future for about 3 years now. I always try to find places i could work to manage a life there. I have many worries since Korea is an expensive country (judging from my own cost of living in my country). I’m planning on becoming an interpreter (English-French-Turkish) and of course advance in Korean, which is my first option. My second option is to study Korean language&literature here in Turkey. But this option worries me since i feel like i won’t be able to find a job there just with my Korean and Turkish (+ I’ll have to work separately to get an interpreter’s certificate for English) 
I want to know natives’ opinions on this issue...What is the possibility of me finding a job that pays enough to make a living as an interpreter there? And which languages would give me advantage? Would companies prefer Koreans who speak English(for example) or a foreigner who learned both Korean and English later on but is qualified enough to interpret?

haneenmahmoud157 · Answer

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elx000 · Answer

Above all you will need to apply for a visa. There are different types of visas offered by the Korean gov. You may also need to be sponsored in order to obtain a visa. The sponsor is usually your employer. As for jobs involving interpretation you’re usually required to have a degree in that background. Even for teaching English you need at least a bachelors.

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